by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Well Attended English or French Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Teaching English or French is the 140th most popular major in the country with 5,791 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, teaching English or French graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $46,917 and had an average of $20,920 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Great Lakes region, there were 510 teaching English or French graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,143 and $23,134 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 240 teaching English or French graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,892 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended English or French Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s” ranking looked at 37 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in teaching English or French. To top this list, a school must have a successful teaching English or French program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Most Well Attended English or French Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region master’s degree english or french students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Michigan University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended English or French Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s list. WMU is a public institution located in Kalamazoo, Michigan. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 27 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Eastern Michigan University. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended English or French Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s. Located in Ypsilanti, Michigan, this fairly large public school awarded 26 degrees to qualified masters’s English or French students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wheaton College Illinois. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended English or French Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s list. Wheaton College Illinois is located in Wheaton, Illinois and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 25 masters’s English or French degrees to qualified students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Dominican University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended English or French Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s list. Dominican U is a small private not-for-profit school situated in River Forest, Illinois. It awarded 19 masters’s English or French degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Concordia University, Chicago. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended English or French Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s. Concordia University, Chicago is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in River Forest, Illinois. It awarded 13 masters’s English or French degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.1% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
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Ohio Dominican University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended English or French Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s ranking. Ohio Dominican University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Columbus, Ohio. The school has a small population, and it awarded 11 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended English or French Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s ranking. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is a large school located in Champaign, Illinois that handed out 10 masters’s English or French degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Cornerstone University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Well Attended English or French Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s list. Cornerstone University is located in Grand Rapids, Michigan and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 10 masters’s English or French degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
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Northeastern Illinois University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Well Attended English or French Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s list. Northeastern Illinois University is a public institution located in Chicago, Illinois. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 8 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Kent State University at Kent came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended English or French Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s ranking. Kent State is a public institution located in Kent, Ohio. The school has a large population, and it awarded 8 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Southern Illinois University Carbondale came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended English or French Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s ranking. Southern Illinois University Carbondale is a fairly large public school situated in Carbondale, Illinois. It awarded 8 masters’s English or French degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #9, Michigan State University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended English or French Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s list. East Lansing, Michigan is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s English or French degrees to 8 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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Cleveland State University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended English or French Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #9. Cleveland State University is a fairly large school located in Cleveland, Ohio that handed out 8 masters’s English or French degrees in 2020-2021.
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Spring Arbor University ranked #14 on this year’s Most Well Attended English or French Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s list. This small school is located in Spring Arbor, Michigan, and it awarded 7 masters’s English or French degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #14, Saint Xavier University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended English or French Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s list. Saint Xavier University is located in Chicago, Illinois and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 masters’s English or French degrees to qualified students.
With a ranking of #16, Concordia University, Ann Arbor did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended English or French Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s list. Concordia University, Ann Arbor is a private not-for-profit institution located in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The school has a small population, and it awarded 6 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
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With a ranking of #16, Huntington University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended English or French Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s list. Huntington is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Huntington, Indiana. It awarded 6 masters’s English or French degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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The University of Findlay ranked #18 on this year’s Most Well Attended English or French Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s list. Findlay, Ohio is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s English or French degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
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With a ranking of #18, Indiana State University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended English or French Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s list. Indiana State is a public institution located in Terre Haute, Indiana. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 4 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Madonna University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended English or French Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #18. Madonna is a private not-for-profit institution located in Livonia, Michigan. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Carthage College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended English or French Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #21. This small school is located in Kenosha, Wisconsin, and it awarded 3 masters’s English or French degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #21, Muskingum University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended English or French Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s list. This small school is located in New Concord, Ohio, and it awarded 3 masters’s English or French degrees in 2020-2021.
Andrews University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended English or French Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #23. Located in Berrien Springs, Michigan, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 2 diplomas to qualified masters’s English or French students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended English or French Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #23. Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis is a public institution located in Indianapolis, Indiana. The school has a large population, and it awarded 2 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Indiana University - Bloomington came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended English or French Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s ranking. IU Bloomington is a large public school situated in Bloomington, Indiana. It awarded 2 masters’s English or French degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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With a ranking of #23, Moody Bible Institute did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended English or French Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s list. Moody Theological Seminary and Graduate School is a private not-for-profit institution located in Chicago, Illinois. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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University of Wisconsin - River Falls landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended English or French Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s ranking. This medium-sized school is located in River Falls, Wisconsin, and it awarded 2 masters’s English or French degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Central Michigan University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended English or French Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #23. Central Michigan is a fairly large school located in Mount Pleasant, Michigan that handed out 2 masters’s English or French degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Greenville University ranked #23 on this year’s Most Well Attended English or French Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s list. Greenville University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Greenville, Illinois. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
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